Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-22

Weight class

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb steers averaged $465.23/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$465.23

6 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−45.34

vs WV average

−62.95 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	465.23	2,047	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

465.23

—

WV average4 barns · 194 hd

510.57

−45.34

National average161 barns · 8,165 hd

528.18

−62.95

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	2,025	207.19	4,196	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,147	170.32	1,954	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,336	164.62	2,199	6thin

Every lot, as filed

14 lots · USDA AMS · Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction - Buckhannon, WV

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	452.84/cwt	425.00–475.00	2,083	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,028	1
Bulls	—	—	2,025	207.19/cwt	194.00–220.00	4,196	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	168.34/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,225	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	167.98/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,886	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,091	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,051	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every West Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →